A lengthy drivers' meeting that earned Sebastian Vettel a fine was prolonged by a "monologue" from Fernando Alonso, according to one account.

After the short race in Austria, it was learned that Vettel was summoned by the commissioners for failing to "live up to the standards" of behavior for Formula One drivers.

This was because the four-time world champion left the drivers' meeting without permission and was given a suspended fine of €25,000 - which must be paid in the event of another violation of that article of the rules by the end of the season.

Mick Schumacher later said that a discussion about track limits was "going around in circles," while reporter Ted Kravitz of , suggested that there was a 20-minute debate about driving standards.

Reporter Michael Schmidt of , revealed that Alonso was the center of attention when defending his actions in Canada, where he took a punishment for his changes of direction on the straight to fend off Valtteri Bottas.

"Race control listens to what the drivers are saying, but doesn't really give any answers and just does what it thinks is right," Schmidt said in a video about the Austrian GP.

"The whole thing started, as always seems to be the case now, with a monologue from Alonso, who takes every opportunity to show that the punishment he received in Canada was wrong."

"And when he sees someone else doing the same thing without being penalized, he shows that case, explains it with epic depth, and tries to get a confirmation from race control that he was unfairly punished."

"This dragged on for a relatively long period, everything going in circles, and at some point Vettel lost patience and left because they weren't making any progress."

Schmidt also joked that Vettel may even trigger his suspended fine by doing the same in France if Alonso decides to talk about the incident in Austria where Carlos Sainz escaped a punishment for overtaking George Russell off the circuit.

Last year at the Red Bull Ring, Alonso was overtaken by Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly and Daniel Ricciardo when they went off track at the start of both races. There was no penalty.

"I already know what the next drivers' meeting will be like," Schmidt joked. "The Sainz case will be recalled and Seb will go out again!"